Dough forming and sizing device



Jan. 19, 1965 A. SPRENZEL 3,166,027

DOUGH FORMING AND SIZING DEVICE Filed NOV. 14, 1962 Fa. .Z

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United States Patent O 3,166,027 DOUGH FORMING AND SIZING DEVICE Adolph Sprenzel, 2745 N. Mason Ave., Chicago, lll. Filed Nov. 14, 1962, Ser. No. 237,644 2 Claims. (Cl. 107-46) This invention relates to the baking arts and more specifically to a pie dough making device.

In the making of manypastries, the dough is rolled into thin. sheets and cutinto appropriate forms. Experienced help is usually employed to obtain the required thickness consistent with suic-ient production to make the operation profitable. In the making of pies the dough sheet is usually made larger than thebaking plate and the excess is cut olf.

It is a primary object of this invention to provide a novel sizing and dough forming device which will control the thickness of the dough and concomitantly with the dough being rolled cutting the excess to form a pie shell.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a novel pie shell forming device Vwhichcooperates with a rolling pin or the like in kneading the dough.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel pastry form which provides a dough rolling surface upon which the dough is rolled out with a rolling pin and which further provides a dough cut-off about the margins of the surface.

Another object is to provide a novel dough forming and sizing device which incorporates a resilient support and which is removable with the rolled sheet of dough to facilitate separation of the dough from the form.

A still further object is to provide a novel form have" ing obverse and reverse sides for different size pies such as 9" and 12" and'wherein the form comprises a cavity or recess in each side defined by an intermediate base plate with rims of different diameters about the periphery of the base.

Another object is to make the base Vsuch that theV dough may be easily removed from the form and wherein to control the thickness of the dough shimsare disposed upon the base to vary the depth of the recess and which serve as supports for the dough upon removal from the form.

The invention contemplates the provision of a novel form comprising an annular structure having different size rims extending axially outwardly from opposite sides of an intervening base which is apertured to provide nger holes through which the user may poke out from one side a shim plate assembly mounted upon the opposite side of the base to remove the dough vsheet which had been rolled upon the shim plate assembly.

A corollary object is to provide in the shim plate assembly a novel exible shim of Velastomer material which is adapted .to yield transversely or downwardly attendant to the rolling pin pressing` the dough thereagainst to assist in kneading the dough' against the rolling pin.

The invention also contemplates Athe provision of retainers for the form to prevent its slipping upon the work table, the retainers being in the form of suction cups insertable into apertures in the base Vof the form through the depression or recess which at the time is on the bottom side of `the form and wherein the rim forms the support for the form against the Work table and encompasses the retainers. Y

These and other objects and advantages inherent in and encompassed by the invention will become more readily apparent from the specifications and the drawings, wherein:

the novel invention taken from the obverse side thereof;

FIGURE 2 is an edge view partly in section taken substantially on line 2 2 of FIGURE l;

FIGURE 3 is a radial sectional view with the structure shown in reverse position to that of FIGURESV l and 2; n Y

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the device'with the dough rolled into a sheet'and partly cut off; and

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view y defines with the side 5 a mold cavity or rece ss '9"which 70 FIGURE lis a plan view with parts broken away of snugly admits a shim plate assembly 10 of complementary form. In the present instance thereare shown ytwo shirns 11 and 12, the lower one of which is preferably of resilient elastomer material such as natural. or synthetic rubber. Thiselastic shimll is a flat circular sheet which has its bottom side 13 seated on top of the surface 5 and its top llat side 14 supporting and bearing against the bottom flat side 15 ofthe metal or plastic shim plate 12 which also is a circularV flat plate tting complementally within the cylindrical bore 8. The plate 12 provides a top at surface 17 which is below the dough cut-oil edge 18 of the rim 7. It will be realized that by varying of the thickness of the shims or by the addition or subtraction of shirns the desired cavity depth` is achieved.'

The rim 7 has an outer tapered side and has a rela- Y` tively narrow outer edge to facilitate cutting anda relatively wider inner portion 20 to provide a good union with the base 3. t

The base 3 is provided with a plurality of transverse openings 21 therethrough which communicate between the obverse cavity 9 and the reverse cavity 22 so that the user may insert his lingers through these holes to remove the shims.

The reverse side of the form comprises an annulus orY rim 24 circurnscribing the reverse side 6 and forming therewith a mold cavity of recess 22 which is rdiametrically smaller than cavity 9. In the position of FIGURES l and 2 the rim 24 serves as a peripheral support for the form and in the position of FIGURE 3 admits the shim assembly 26 which comprises a bot-tom resilient flat plate or sheet 27 of elastomer material such as natural or synthetic rubber. This yieldable sheet is circular and complementally lits into the cylindrical bore t surface 28 on the interior of the rim 24. The plate 27 supports a similar metal or plastic discV 29 which pro-` The same procedure is followed in rolling of the dough on the opposite side of the form as just described when making a dilierent size pie;

After the dough is rolled and cut olf, the user inserts his or her linger through the linger holes 21 and dislodges the respective shim plate assembly and moves thesame out of the respective cavity with the dough which is then removed from the outer plate.

In order toprevent the form from shifting about the A. work t-ablefthere is provided a retainer means 40 which ce v I Patented JanflS,

, in the scope of is hereinlwshown as a resilient suction cup41 which is adapted to 'adhere to the table surface 42, .the-suction cup being provided with a resilient mounting stud 43 which is deformed and inserted, tightly `intothe central aperture 44. It will be noted "that aperture .44 extends through thecenter plate 3 and that the retainer is-remo'v-V Y the ape'rture5e44` frenik either become readilysuggested toethoseskilledinthe art Withthe appended claims.V I claim: 5

*ofV elastomer materialinsertable into the mold cavities,

in covcringrelation to the holes and providing a dough Working surface and a support forthe rolled Vdough attendant to withdrawalrfrom the device upon the operator prying the shim means` outl of the cavity through said lingerholes.

2. The invention according to claim 1 and said shim wmeans comprising at least one metallic plate overlying said elastomer disc,

There having been described a; preferred embodiment Y of the inventionit yWillbe understood that variations willY 1.In a deviceV for' s ivzfingiaindf shaping 'dough for rnak-V ing piesand lthe like, a form comprising an annulan strucly ture having a generally planar intermediate* base portion and axially .extending dilerenty diameterfannular rims Y v extending outwardly from opposite sides'of'the baseportion and eachk providing a -mold cavity andan outerrcutofI and rollingpin guiding edge and each rim having a concaveoutenside and Ya dough supporting outer ring, and said base portion comprising finger holes there- Ythrougln and kshim meansrcomprising at least one,I disc 25 JOSEPH D. BErN,'Examfner. t

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ROBERT E; PULEREY, lPrinwry Examiner. 

1. IN A DEVICE FOR SIZING AND SHAPING DOUGH FOR MAKING PIES AND THE LIKE, A FORM COMPRISING AN ANNULAR STRUCTURE HAVING A GENERALLY PLANAR INTERMEDIATE BASE PORTION AND AXIALLY EXTENDING DIFFERENT DIAMETER ANNULAR RIMS EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE BASE PORTION AND EACH PROVIDING A MOLD CAVITY AND AN OUTER CUTOFF AND ROLLING PIN GUIDING EDGE AND EACH RIM HAVING A CONCAVE OUTER SIDE AND A DOUGH SUPPORTING OUTER RING AND SAID BASE PORTION COMPRISNG FINGER HOLES THERETHROUGH, AND SHIM MEANS COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE DISC OF ELASTOMER MATERIAL INSERTABLE INTO THE MOLD CAVITIES IN COVERING RELATION TO THE HOLES AND PROVIDING A DOUGH WORKING SURFACE AND A SUPPORT FOR THE ROLLED DOUGH ATTENDANT TO WITHDRAWAL FROM THE DEVIE UPON THE OPERATOR PRYING THE SHIM MEANS OUT OF THE CAVITY THROUGH SAID FINGER HOLES. 